Jennifer Aniston

Thanks to a rare combination of winsome girl-next-door charm and vulnerability, as well as wholesome sex appeal and whip-smart comic timing, actress Jennifer Aniston found television stardom playing R...
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Warner Bros. bosses have partnered with coffee company Eight O'Clock Coffee to recreate the cafe from beloved TV series Friends to mark the 20th anniversary of the show. Fans visiting New York this autumn (14) will be able to visit the pop-up Central Perk in downtown Manhattan.
The coffee house will be stuffed with actual furniture from the show, including the iconic orange sofa, which Jennifer Aniston and her co-stars sat on.
Actor James Michael Tyler, who played barista Gunther, is expected to make appearances after the new Central Perk opens on Lafayette Street on 17 September (14). The cafe will close on 18 October (14).
In conjunction with the Friends anniversary, fans all across America will be able to pick up an Eight O'Clock Coffee Central Perk-themed blend.

Jennifer Aniston is on the hunt for the perfect film so she can make her directorial debut. The former Friends star has taken on two short films but now she wants to direct a feature.
She tells WENN, "Directing is the next big hurdle I want to take on. I've done some short films that I just loved the experience of doing. I'm just waiting for that wonderful window and that wonderful script and that will be the next move for me."
But don't expect her to get behind the camera for an action film or thriller: "I don't think you'd want to see my directorial version of a horror film or The Matrix kind of thing! I love the human experience and behaviour, relationships; so it will probably have something to do with that."
Aniston's directorial credits are the shorts Mia and Room 10.

Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to a whole new level after submerging himself in a bathtub full of ice. The music mogul accepted his nomination from rapper Eminem, but instead of just dumping freezing water over his head, like most other celebrities, he decided to raise the bar and film himself filling a tub with cold water, before topping it up with multiple buckets of ice cubes.
He then climbed into the tub and dipped his head below the water, without even flinching. Another shot showed him getting comfortable as more ice is poured on his head.
He uploaded the silent footage on Tuesday evening (26Aug14) and added a message at the end of the YouTube.com video, nominating R&B star Frank Ocean, and actors Owen Wilson and Vincent Gallo for the charity mission.
A host of stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake, have also been put up to the task by famous friends or urged to donate to charity. Most celebrities are doing both.
The viral campaign aims to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Association and other charities connected to the condition, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease or motor neurone disease.

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Actress Jennifer Aniston, 45, is adamant she does not need to have a baby to prove her worth as a woman.
"It is always such an issue, of like are you married yet? Do have you babies yet? And it's just constant... I don't have this sort of checklist of things that have to be done, and... if they're not checked, then I've failed some part of my feminism or my being a woman or my worth and my value as a woman, because I haven't... birthed a child... I've birthed a lot of things, and I feel like I've mothered many things, and I don't think it's fair to put that pressure on people."

Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston and ex-boyfriend 50 Cent helped comedienne Chelsea Handler wrap up her late-night E! TV show, Chelsea Lately, after seven years on Tuesday (26Aug14). Bullock and Aniston joined another of Handler's best pals, actress Mary McCormack, to stage a mock intervention and hold the host exactly what they thought of her.
McCormack blamed the funny lady for wrecking her acting career and landing her with a bad reputation, while Aniston criticised Handler for stealing "everything I do", adding, "I introduced you to my yoga teacher (and) you stole my yoga teacher," and, "You're not fooling anyone with those blue eyes... I mean seriously, who dyes their eyes? That's just weird."
The former Friends star then took aim at her pal's hygiene issues, explaining, "My security guard caught you douching with Listerine!"
Bullock, who told Handler "You still scare me a little", scolded her pal for teasing lesbians, adding, "You're either into girls or you're not".
The Gravity star then brought Handler's "ex-lover" 50 Cent onto the studio stage, insisting he was the last thing that was cool about the host.
The comedienne appeared thrilled to see her ex, who she admitted she hadn't seen since they split.
She told the rapper, "I wanted to apologise because I did end our relationship abruptly and I know you didn't come on the show for many years... but I want you to know that I have not dated a black man since.
"They say, 'Once you go black, you never go back...' You come running back!"
She then joked, "But seriously, are you over me?"
The rapper then performed new single Watch Me with his rap collective G-Unit before walking off stage hugging his ex, who could be heard saying, "Thanks, babe."
Handler wrapped up the hour-long special with a performance from Miley Cyrus, who sang Roy Orbison's It's Over, dressed in a western style shirt and red pants, before Gwen Stefani led an all-star choir with a send-off spoof of USA For Africa's We Are The World.
The celebrities who joined her, Handler, 50 Cent, Bullock, Aniston and McCormack onstage included Vanessa Hudgens, Fergie, Trace Adkins, Avril Lavigne, Gerard Butler, Alanis Morissette, Kate Beckinsale, Justin Theroux, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy, Dave Grohl, Leann Rimes, Sammy Hagar, Chloe Grace Moretz, Johnny Knoxville, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Anna Faris.

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has stepped up the ice bucket challenge by donating a massive $100,000 (£58,824) to the ALS Association. The Titanic star completed the feat in Canada, where he is currently filming a documentary with director Darren Aronofsky about the effects of oil sands drilling.
DiCaprio gathered with the documentary crew to take on the challenge, and pass it on to some of the world's leading petroleum and oil producers, while the actor also targeted Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
In the video, the actor says, "I happen to be here in Alberta learning about the Canadian tar sands, its impact on our climate and the way they affect the lands, water and health of the indigenous communities that live here. We're here to accept the ALS challenge and I'm happy to donate to this very worth cause."
The star was then drenched in a bucket of icy water to complete the challenge, which is raising money and awareness for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease and motor neurone disease.
Other stars to have taken on the stunt include fellow Hollywood actors Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon will lead this year's (14) Stand Up To Cancer telethon in America next month (05Sep14) The fourth biennial fundraiser will also feature Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Jon Hamm, Will Ferrell and NCIS star Mark Harmon, while The Who, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco & Common, Ariana Grande and Dave Matthews will perform.
Paltrow, who lost her father Bruce to oral cancer in 2002, will also co-executive produce the broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
She says, "Cancer affects us all and each and every person can help the scientists who are working 24/7 to save more lives.
"We want to get that message out in as many ways as possible, so we're excited to use social media to reach supporters from all over who are helping to grow the Stand Up To Cancer movement, and hopefully, get even more people to stand up with us."
For the first time, a 'digital lounge' will replace the traditional phone bank staffed by celebrities, and from there celebrities will be able to reach out to viewers via phone, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms.
The SU2C initiative launched in 2008, and telethons have been held in 2010 and 2012. They have raised a total of more than $260 million (GBP153 million) for cancer research charities.

Actor Justin Theroux has whisked his fiancee Jennifer Aniston off to Bora Bora for a triple celebration - their second engagement anniversary, his birthday and the fact that his new TV drama The Leftovers has just been picked up for a second series.

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Rapper 50 Cent has been tapped to perform on ex-girlfriend Chelsea Handler's final episode of her late night talk show, Chelsea Lately.
The In Da Club hitmaker first met the comedien during an appearance on her chat show in 2009, and shortly after, the unlikely pair began a highly-publicized relationship that lasted several months.
Now five years later, 50, real name Curtis Jackson, will return to the program for one last performance with his G-Unit crew, and it will also mark the first time Jackson and Handler will see each other since their split, according to the E! Network. Chelsea Lately will end its seven-year run on 26 August (14), and will include appearances by Handler's pals Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock.

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"There is also this pressure in Hollywood to be ageless. I think what I have been witness to, is seeing women trying to stay ageless with what they are doing to themselves. I am grateful to learn from their mistakes, because I am not injecting s**t into my face. I also have a fiance, who will put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way."
Jennifer Aniston has no intention of risking the wrath of her fiance Justin Theroux by undergoing cosmetic surgery.

TV series debut, "Molloy" (Fox) playing the spoiled stepsister of the title character

Co-starred opposite Jason Bateman in the romantic comedy "The Switch"

Co-starred with Vince Vaughn (who also wrote and produced) in "The Break Up"

Guest-starred as Jules' (Courteney Cox) therapist on the second season premiere of "Cougar Town" (ABC); reunited with former "Friends" co-star Cox

Raised in New York City after parents' divorce

Co-starred with Ben Stiller in the romantic comedy "Along Came Polly"

Cast as a regular on the Fox sketch variety series "The Edge"

Formed the production company Echo Films with a first-look deal with Universal

TV-movie debut, "Camp Cucamonga" (NBC)

Feature acting debut, "Leprechaun"

Played a woman tracked down by her bounty hunter ex-husband (Gerard Butler) in the action comedy "The Bounty Hunter"

Appeared in the season finale of Courteney Cox's FX series "Dirt" as a rival magazine editor

Re-teamed with Jason Bateman for "Horrible Bosses"

Played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey) in "Bruce Almighty"

Co-starred with Kevin Costner in the Rob Reiner directed "Rumor Has It"

Cast as Jeannie Bueller in "Ferris Bueller" (NBC) a TV adaptation of the 1986 hit movie

Co-starred with Clive Owen in the Hitchcockian thriller "Derailed"

Co-starred with Paul Rudd as a married couple who try to escape modern society in "Wanderlust"

Born in Sherman Oaks, CA

Appeared in the low-budget drama "Friends with Money"; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival

Appeared off-Broadway in "For Dear Life" at New York's Public Theater

Co-starred with Owen Wilson in the feature adaptation of the bestselling book "Marley and Me"

Made guest appearance on the short-lived Fox series "Partners" opposite her then-boyfriend Tate Donovan

Lost 30 pounds after her agent suggested she wasn't being cast because of her weight

Earned an Emmy nomination for guest starring on NBC's "30 Rock" as Liz Lemon's old college roommate who stalks Jack Donaghy

Summary

Thanks to a rare combination of winsome girl-next-door charm and vulnerability, as well as wholesome sex appeal and whip-smart comic timing, actress Jennifer Aniston found television stardom playing Rachel Green, the spoiled rich girl making her way in life as a waitress and fashion buyer on the hit sitcom, "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004). Perhaps one of the most popular television actresses of her era, Aniston emerged from relative obscurity after toiling in the backwater of television on several comedy series that failed to survive long enough to make an impression. But with "Friends," Aniston suddenly found herself at the top of the celebrity heap while dominating much of the publicity of an ensemble cast that boasted the likes of Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry. Meanwhile, she began a strong second career in features that allowed her to display a wider array of talent. Aniston essayed both dramatic and comedic roles in films like "The Object of My Affection" (1998), "Office Space" (1999) and "The Good Girl" (2002), which confirmed that she was not to be confined by mere sitcoms. But aside from her career, she was the subject of sometimes unfortunate tabloid coverage - mainly over her very public divorce from husband Brad Pitt, as well as her shorter relationships with Vince Vaughn and John Mayer - confirming that Aniston was in a celebrity class all her own.

Began dating November 1995; Engaged 1995-96; Ended relationship April 1998

Nancy Dow

Mother

Born c. 1936; Previously married before her 1965 marriage to John Aniston; Divorced from John Aniston in 1980; Wrote a book From Mother and Daughter to Friends (1999) about her relationship with her daughter; Was estranged from her daughter for nearly a decade, but reconciled in 2005

Met in 1998; Married July 29, 2000 in Malibu, CA; Announced separation in January 2005 after more than four years of marriage; Aniston filed for divorce in March 2005; Divorce was finalized in October 2005

Telly Savalas

Godfather

Her father, John Aniston was good friends with the fellow Greek actor at the time of her birth; Best known for his series "Kojak" (CBS, 1973-79); Died in 1994

Rumors of pair dating began while filming "The Break Up" (2006); First spotted kissing at a wrap party August 2005; Relationship troubles reported September 2006 with an "official" split by December 2006

Education

Name

Rudolph Steiner School

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

Notes

"I'm baffled. I mean, you think you're just the most uninteresting person in the world, and then all this happens, and you have to wonder, is any of it real?" – Aniston quoted in Rolling Stone magazine, March 7, 1996

"You have to be very careful, because you want to make the right choice. You want to hang around for a while." – Aniston on selecting the right film projects, to USA Weekend, July 25-27, 1997

"When somebody follows you 20 blocks to the pharmacy, where they watch you buy toilet paper, you know your life has changed." – Aniston quoted in People magazine, Aug. 11, 1997

"There's always another hurdle to go, which I love. I kind of love the challenge because I never want to get stagnant and comfortable." – Aniston on the most gratifying thing about acting, quoted in USA Today, July 24, 1997

"It's a strange thing to be watched, talked about and have people making up stories about you. Some of what is written is really hurtful. The good thing is that as a cast we are very close and protective of each other. We've had each other to hold on to during this scary explosion." – Aniston quoted in the London Times, July 3, 1997

"I was happy as a pig in sh*t. I was working and it felt amazing that I was even doing that!" – Aniston on her early TV career, quoted in Empire magazine, January 1998

Aniston and her mother Nancy were estranged for nearly a decade after Nancy talked about her daughter on a TV show, and later wrote a book titled From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999).

"I was 23 years old when we started. Now here we are in our 30s and some of us have been married and some babies have been born. What's so weird about this show is that so much of our lives get in there. Whether it was a relationship thing or a parental thing, a situation in our lives is somehow always being played out on the show. It did feel like I was growing up in front of everybody." – Aniston on saying goodbye to "Friends" in People magazine, April 19, 2004

Aniston landed the cover of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2004.

"Her emphasis is the home, friends and family. We all kind of crowd around her like moths to the flame. She's like a magnet; she brings a lot of people together that way. Jen's the fireplace; she provides the warmth." – ex-husband Brad Pitt on Aniston, quoted in Vanity Fair magazine, June 2004

"There's something that radiates from her that is so warm and generous in a very real way. It just makes her more beautiful." – Ben Stiller, Aniston's co-star in "Along Came Polly," to People magazine, May 9, 2005

Aniston was the first woman to be named GQ's Man of the Year in 2005, along with Vince Vaughn and 50 Cent.

"I didn't shoot this movie so that people would go see it because it reflects what's happening in my private life. I'd like to be given a little bit more credit. I know that that's been said, but I don't give a sh*t what people think. I do parts based on what speaks to me and what I feel I could do a good job at. This just happens to be that." – Aniston on taking a role in "The Break-Up" to Entertainment Weekly, June 2, 2006

In 2006, New York Times critic Caryn James wrote a blistering piece on the actress, asking, "How did her career go haywire so fast?" and criticizing everything from her film choices to her taste in men. "It was so venomous," Aniston responded. "It was like, who f***ing sh*t in her Wheaties? How do these people get the opportunity to just spew sh*t? They don't know anything. You know, career choices – you just do what you do. Not everyone's a winner. Not every episode of 'Friends' was great. Not every guy you choose is great. Just across the board, there's so much expectation." – Aniston to Entertainment Weekly, Dec. 12, 2008

"Look, I think all women at some level just want to rage against the machine. There are just too many movies out there that don't empower women – movies in which their only way of being happy is finding a man. And you know, that's not my favorite theme." – Aniston quoted to GQ magazine, January 2009

On July 20, 2010, Aniston filed a restraining order against a man named Jason Peyton. He was arrested a few days prior on July 15 after prowling around a place she frequented, carrying a sharp object, duct tape and written messages about the actress.